Examples

The following example demonstrates the Remove method. The next-to-last case removes all text starting from the specified index through the end of the string. The last case removes three characters starting from the specified index.

Imports System
Public Class RemoveTest
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim name As String = "Michelle Violet Banks"
Console.WriteLine("The entire name is '{0}'", name)
Dim foundS1 As Integer = name.IndexOf(" ")
Dim foundS2 As Integer = name.IndexOf(" ", foundS1 + 1)
If foundS1 <> foundS2 And foundS1 >= 0 Then
' remove the middle name, identified by finding the spaces in the middle of the name...
name = name.Remove(foundS1 + 1, foundS2 - foundS1)
Console.WriteLine("After removing the middle name, we are left with '{0}'", name)
End If
End Sub
End Class
' The example displays the following output:
' The entire name is 'Michelle Violet Banks'
' After removing the middle name, we are left with 'Michelle Banks'

Remarks

In the .NET Framework, strings are zero-based. The value of the startIndex parameter can range from zero to one less than the length of the string instance.

Note

This method does not modify the value of the current instance. Instead, it returns a new string in which the number of characters specified by the count parameter have been removed. The characters are removed at the position specified by startIndex.